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  1. Archaeologists Speculate Shackled Skeletons Were Slain Comrades of Greek Coup Leader Cylon

    ... was a nobleman and Olympic champion who consulted the oracle at Delphi, who he thought had told him to seize the ... was a question which never entered into his mind, and the oracle said nothing about it. Ancient Greek Cemetery Provides ...

    Mark Miller - 17/04/2016 - 15:34

  2. Civilizations Out of Nowhere

    ... slowly changing the context of human history. Two oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty in China (c. 1800 - 1200 BCE). Evidence from the Shang oracle bone inscriptions shows that at least by the 14th ...

    Tashi Javed - 24/10/2014 - 02:26

  3. Baalbek Reborn: Virtual Tour Brings Roman Temples Back to Life

    ... or start a business, start a war, and they all asked the oracle. The virtual tour of Baalbek allows users to see areas ...

    Sahir - 11/04/2021 - 23:26

  4. The I Ching: Ancient ‘Book of Changes’ That Provides A Personal Path of Balance and Harmony AND Predicts Your Future!

    ... the flipping of coins , the counting of cracks on oracle bones , and the yarrow stalk divination method. The ... fortune may be interpreted. The I Ching is an ancient oracle. ( Monika Wisniewska / Adobe) How Was the I Ching Used ...

    dhwty - 23/03/2019 - 12:55

  5. Curious and Unusual Spells from the Greek Magical Papyri

    ... their more beneficial aspects, such as with a dream oracle spell, love or victory charm. Apart from physicians, ... and victory and another requesting a visit from a dream oracle. ( British Library ) Attaining Immortality within the ...

    Jessica Nadeau - 08/04/2022 - 18:54

  6. Amun, The Creator God Whose Supremacy Surpassed Egypt

    ... In fact, the whole system of the kingdom was decided by an oracle of Amun. This oracle was seemingly in contact with the god, and could ... border. Here stood a solitary temple to Amun with a single oracle. During the 26 th Dynasty, a necropolis was also ...

    Aleksa Vučković - 16/04/2020 - 23:01

  7. Ten Archaeological Enigmas from Across the Globe

    ... was originally used as a sanctuary, possibly for an oracle. It is for this reason that a unique chamber carved ... incredible acoustic properties has been called ‘the Oracle Chamber’.  According to William Arthur Griffiths, ... Discovered Prehistoric Temples’, a word spoken in the Oracle room is “magnified a hundredfold and is audible ...

    aprilholloway - 09/06/2014 - 04:22

  8. Why the Amphiareion of Oropos Was A Dream Destination

    ... not far from Athens. This was once a popular sanctuary and oracle temple, and now contains many remarkable ruins.  ... not far from Athens. This was once a popular sanctuary and oracle temple, and now contains many remarkable ruins. The ...

    Ed Whelan - 07/10/2020 - 00:52

  9. Expert in Chinese Petroglyphs Supports Theory Ancient Chinese Made It to America

    ... many to be the leading analyst in America of early Chinese oracle-bone writings. Keightley has, for example, said the ... found on a private ranch in Arizona matches Chinese oracle-bone writings from the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1600 to 1050 ...

    ancient-origins - 01/07/2016 - 21:42

  10. Ancient Romans Used Chickens to Predict Battle Outcomes

    Few tales capture the peculiarities of ancient Roman beliefs as much as that of the sacred chickens. These were not ordinary birds but revered animals, consulted as avian oracles before significant military actions. Even more bizarrely, their eating habits held sway over the decisions of generals and could determine the fate of entire battles.

    Joanna Gillan - 14/09/2023 - 19:00

  11. Excavations at the mythical city of Patara in Turkey

    ... a son of god Apollo. The city used to be famous for its oracle and its temple of Apollo and was only compared to Delphi in Greece , where the famous Oracle and Apollo temple resided. The first inhabitants of ...

    johnblack - 22/07/2013 - 09:56

  12. 3,000-year-old religious sanctuary discovered in Peru

    ... Researchers believe the sanctuary is associated with an Oracle of the Chavin era with subterranean structures and ... history and culture. No photos of the site of the ‘Oracle of Congona’ have been released yet. The photo ...

    johnblack - 03/11/2013 - 09:42

  13. The Chilling Ancient Practice of Infanticide Was Once Accepted as Normal

    ... father, Laius, the king of Thebes, was warned by an oracle that he would one day be killed by his own son, who ... Acrisius, the king of Argos, receives a prophecy from the oracle at Delphi that he would be killed by his daughter’s ...

    dhwty - 27/01/2019 - 18:56

  14. Marathon Greece: Nenikekamen, We Are Victorious!

    ... King of Marathon. Xuthus and Creusa journeyed to the oracle of Delphi, to ask if they could hope for a child and ... by the priestesses of Delphi.  When Xuthus consulted the oracle he was instructed that the first child he would ...

    micki pistorius - 21/04/2023 - 19:31

  15. The Sacred Omphalos Stone, Navel of the World and Communicator of the Gods

    ... (“Come to me, O Paean, and bring with you the true oracle”). Paean here refers to Apollo. In 2016 it was ... the people of that ancient culture.   MORE Pythia, The Oracle of Delphi Delphi, Greece Ascension to the heavens in ...

    dhwty - 05/06/2018 - 21:51

  16. Jason and his Mythological Quest for the Legendary Golden Fleece

    ... of his wrongful actions, he received a warning from an oracle that a descendant of Aeson would seek revenge. The ... the belief that Jason was the individual prophesied by the oracle to exact vengeance on him. He therefore commanded ...

    johnblack - 26/11/2023 - 22:06

  17. The Influence of Mythology on the Mind of Alexander the Great

    ... of Herakles and secondly, he was beseeched by an oracle to do so. Amitay contends it would be “highly ... old bridges have been severed. Alexander’s visit to the oracle of Amon in Siwah, Egypt, hoped to put to rest a rumor ... Perseus, Alexander had made the perilous journey to the oracle even at the risk of jeopardizing his entire campaign. ...

    Thanos Matanis - 24/01/2022 - 22:00

  18. The Walls of Benin: Four Times Longer Than The Great Wall of China!

    ... of the queens. The queen had changed the message from the oracle to the Ogiso. Following his banishment, the prince ... group in the western part of modern-day  Nigeria . The oracle of the Yorubas prophesied that a king would come out ...

    dhwty - 25/12/2021 - 14:00

  19. Necromanteion – The Ancient Temple of the Dead

    ... was the most famous of them all. The Necromanteion (“Oracle of the Dead”) was said to be located at the meeting ...

    dhwty - 26/10/2014 - 12:13

  20. The Hypogeum of Hal Saflieni and an unknown race with elongated skulls

    ... ‘Snake Pit’ and the ‘Holy of Holies’, and the ‘Oracle room’, a rectangular-shaped room which has very ... characteristics. The acoustic properties of the ‘Oracle room’ have been studied extensively by researchers. ...

    johnblack - 02/01/2014 - 11:40

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